Stator winding machine



Jan. 6, 1953 R. o. SCOFIELD ETAL STATORWINDING MACHINE 14 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 5, 1946 INVENTO'RS Jan. 6, 1953 R. o. SCOFIELD ETAL STATOR WINDING MACHINE l4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 5, 1946 INVENTORS M v MW M fla Jan. 6, 1953 R. o. SCOFIELD ETAL sTATbR WINDING MACHINE 14 Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Oct. 5, 1946 INVENTOR 5 ma W IN V EN TORS M 0&4 WW flw 14 Sheets-Sheet 5 R o SCOFIELD ETAL STATORWINDING MACHINE Jan. 6, 1953 Filed Oct. 5, 1946 Jan. 6, 1953 R. o. SCOFIELD ETAL STATOR WINDING MACHINE Filed Oct. 5, 1946 14 Sheets-Sheet 6 IN V EN TORS II WH a H HiII Jan. 6,- 1953 R. o. SCOFIELD FI'AL 7 2,624,518

STATOR wmnmc MACHINE Filed Oct. 5, 1946 14 Sheets-Sheet 7 1 m m i if; 20

f, //Z //2 '3 INVENTORS Ei'f: "5-3:: W 07/ tgggi I: #MM W 1953 R. o. SCOFIELD ETAL 2,624,518

STATOR WINDING MACHINE Filed Oct. 5, 1946 14 Sheets-Sheet 9 Jan. 6, 1953 R. o. SCOF'IELD ETAL STATOR WINDING MACHINE 14 Sheets-Sheet 10 Filed Oct. 5, 1946 STATOR WINDING MACHINE l4 Sheets-Sheet 12 Filed Oct. 5, 1946 mum 5, 1953 R. o. SCJOFIELD ETAL ,6 ,5 8

STATOR WINDING MACHINE l4 Sheets-Sheet 13 Filed Oct. 5, 1946 INVENTORS ATTORNEYS Jan. 6, 1953 R; o. SCOFIELD ETAL 2,624,518

STATOR WINDING MACHINE Filed Oct. 5, 1946 14 Sheets-Sheet 14 INVENTORS a v TTOQNEYS Patented Jan. 6, 1953 s'rA'roR WINDING MACHINE Robert 0. Scofield and Herbert G. Schryver, Warren, Ohio, assignors to General Motors Corporation, Detroit, Mich., a corporation of Delaware Application October 5, 1946. Serial No. 701,512

15 Claims.

This invention relates to the manufacture of alternating current dynamo electric machines and its object is to provide a machine of simple and durable construction by which stators of such machines may be wound efiiciently.

Further objects and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, wherein a preferred embodiment of the present invention is clearly shown.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a stator winding machine embodying the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the machine, looking in the direction of arrow 2 of Fig. l, the sectional part being on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an end View in the direction of arrow 3 of Fig. 1.

Figs. 4A and 4B are fragmentary views looking in the direction of arrows flA'and 4B, respectively, of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 55 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a diagram of certain cams shown in Fig. 5.

Fig. 6A is a timing chart.

Fig. '7 is a sectional view on line 1-1 of Fig. 5.

Fig. 7A is a sectional view (enlarged) on line FA-1A of Fig. 8.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view on line 88 of Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 shows a front view of the shuttle 90 drawn to a larger scale than Fig. 2 and shows portions of a stator S with which the shuttle cooperates.

Fig. 10 is a side view of the shuttle as viewed in the direction of arrow I!) of Fig. 9.

Fig. 11 is a sectional view on line llll of Fig. 9.

' Fig. 12 is a sectional view on line |2-|2 of Fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is a diagram showing the location of the stator coils with respect to the stator slots. Fig. 14 is a view on line M-M of Fig. 1 and is drawn to a larger scale than Fig. 1. This figure shows a rear view of the shuttle and the stator mounted in turret T.

Figs. 15 and 16 are sectional views on lines 15-45 and i i-l6, respectively, of 14.

Fig. 17 is a side view of one of the devices H0 for locating the loops or cross-over between the portions of the windings extending through the stator core slots.

Figs. 18 and 19 are views looking in the direction of arrows l8 and 19, respectively, of Fig. 17.

Fig. 20 is a sectional view on line 20-20 of Fig. 17.

Figs. 21 and 22 are fragmentary sectional views on lines 2 l-.2l and 2222, respectively, of Fig. 3.

Fig. 23 is a sectional view on line 23-.23 of i Fig. 24 is a sectional view on line 2424 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 25 is a side view of a wire tension device shown in Fig. 5 (middle) and is drawn to a larger scale.

Fig. 26 is a view in the direction of arrow 26 of Fig. 25.

Figs. 27 and 28 are sectional views taken, respectively, on lines 21-21 and 2B28 of Fig. 25.

Fig. 29 is a side View of the tension device with certain parts removed.

Fig. 30 is a View in the direction of arrow 3!] of Fig. 29.

Figs. 31 and 32 are sectional views taken, respectively on the lines 3 I3I and 32-32 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 33 is a fragmentary view in the direction of arrow 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 34'is' a plan view of a device for guiding wires unreeled from supply spools to the 'machine.

' Fig. 35 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. 36' is a view of one'of the guiding wheels looking in the direction of arrow 36 of Fig. 34.

Fig.3? is a sectional view on line 31-3! of Fig. 36 and is drawn to a. larger scale.

Fig. 38 is an enlarged sectional view on line 38- 38 of Fig. 36.

Fig. 39 is an electrical and hydraulic diagram of'the controls of the machine.

Figs. 40, 41, 42, 13, 44,45 and 46 are fragmentary perspective views showing relative positions of the shuttle and stator S during the cycle of winding one coil on the stator.

Fig. 47 is a diagrammatic view showing various positions of a wire preceding and succeeding a back stroke of the shuttle 90 (right to left). Referrin to Fig. 1, l0 designates the top of a table supported by legs not shown above the floor. Underneath, the table supports an electric motor I I which drives a pulley 12 connected by a belt 13 with'a pulley [4 connected with a shaft 15 which. through a speed reducer It, drives a shaft I! at a reduced speed. A coupling l8 connects shaft 11 with a cam shaft 19 journaled in bearings provided by brackets 20.

Shaft 19 is connected with plates 2| and 22 attached to a cylindrical tube 23 provided with a cam groove 24 for receiving a roller 25 (see Fig. 5 'pivotally supported by a shuttle bar 25 guided for horizontal movement by pairs of rollers 21 which are supported by the bearing brackets 20 in the manner shown in Fig. 24. Each roller 21 carries the outer race of a ball bearing 28, the inner race of which surrounds a screw stud 29 which is threaded into a bracket 2!] and secures grease-retaining discs 30.

The bar 26 supports a wire tension device 46, the de ails of which are shown in Figs. 25 to 30. The device 40 comprises a base plate 4| and up right plates 42 and 43. Plate 42 supports four tubular wire guides, the two that are closest together being designated 44 and-those furthest apart being designated 45. The tubes 45 are mounted on a shelf plate 46 extending from plate 42. Plate 42 carries a rod 41 which supports two sleeves 46 retained by pins 49 (Fig. 2'7). Each sleeve 48 carries discs 50, 5| and 52 which, though shown separated in Fig. 27, are in fact urged together by a spring 53, the compression of which may be adjusted by a nut 54 secured by a nut 55. Each pair of discs 50, 5| provides a V-groove in vertical alignment with the hole through a guide tube 45. The plat 43 (Fig. 28) supports a construction similar to the parts numbered 41 through 55 of Fig. 27, the parts which are like those in Fig. 27 being indicated by the same reference numeral with a prime aifixed. Each pair of guide wheels 50, 5| makes a V-groove in alignment with the hole through a guide tube 44. The wires which are to be wound upon a stator are passed, respectively, through holes in the guide tubes 44 and 45 and between the discs 50', 5| or 50, El and are attached before the windings start to the stator turret T to be described. The four wires indicated by the dot-dash lines I, 2, 3 and 4 (Fig. 34) are unwound from four supply spools GI, 62, 63 and 84 which are located below a frame comprising channel bars 65, 66 spaced by tubes 61 through which there pass rods 68 which are threaded at both ends to receive nuts '69. The frame channels 65 and 66 each having a portion 70 inclined downwardly toward the table supporting structure to which the channels are attached in any suitable manner. The channels carry blocks 'II, I2, (3 and I4 providing pivotal supports for guide wheels I5, IS, IT and I8, which are pivotally supported by screws I9 as shown in Fig. 3'7. The channels support wire guiding eyes 8|, 82, 83 and 84 through which the wires I, 2, 3 and 4, respectively, are passed before being passed around the guide wheels 15, 16, TI and I8, respectively. The wires are passed once around each wheel before being passed through one of the guide tubes 44 or 45 of the tension device and then between a pair of tension discs 50, 5| or 50, 5|. The wires are retained upon the wheels |5'|8 by rollers 85 (Fig. 38) each journaled on a bearing 85 secured by a screw 81 to a bracket 88 which a screw I9 secures to blocks 'II |4.

The right end (Fig. 1) of bar 26 supports a shuttle 90 which will now be described in detail with reference to Figs. 9 through 12. As shown in Fig. 43, the bar 26 has notched parts 26a and 26b which receive the rib 92 of a shuttle body 9 I. Screws 93 secure the shuttle body to the parts 26a and 26b. The body 9| has a longitudinally extending hole 94 through which four wires are passed, one wire (wire I) being shown in Fig. 11. Wire I passes around a guide wheel 95 and may pass around either of two guide wheels 96 and 91 depending on which direction the shuttle is moved relative to the stator. The four guide wheels 95 are journaled on pins 98 supported by a block 99 located in a recess I provided by the body 9|. The recess I00 receives also a sleeve IOI secured therein in any suitable manner as by set screws not shown. Sleeve I0| provides a bearing for a cam plate I02 having cam slots I03 each for receiving a pin I04 attached to a block I which, as shown in Fig. 12, is guided by the body 9| for movement radially with respect to the hole 94. Each block I05 supports a pair of pulleys 96 and 91 and is provided with a hole |05a through which the wire passes, said wire passing also through a hole |0|a provided by the sleeve .4 0| The guide wheels 96 and 91 which each block I05 carries have their grooves in alignment with the V-edges of plows I06, I01, respectively, carried by each block I05. In Figs. 9 and 12 the guide wheels and plows are shown in retracted position so that the shuttle may be moved through the stator S without engaging it. The shuttle is conditioned for the wire positioning operations by turning the cam disc I02 so as to move the rollers 96, 91 and the plows I06, I01 outwardly. Before the shuttle performs the wire positioning operation, it is necessary to feed the four wires through the shuttle and then attach them to the turret T at difierent points thereof.

Fig. 13 shows a wiring diagram for one of the four stator poles. Each stator pole includes a group of nine teeth spaced by slots numbered 2 through 9, the end teeth of each group being adjacent to slots numbered I. The winding is started with slots 4 in winding position. The shuttle moves from front to rear to locate wires in slots 4; the turret turns to position slots 1 in alignment with the shuttle plows; the shuttle -moves from rear to front to deposit wires in slots I; and the turret turns to locate slots 4 in alignment with the shuttle plows. This cycle is repeated until a predetermined number of turns have been placed in slots 4 and I. Then after the last pass of wire through slots 1, the turret turns so as to bring slot 3 instead of slot 4 into alignment with the shuttle plows. Then the machine operates to place a predetermined number of turns of wire in slots 3 and 8, then to place a predetermined number of turns of wire in slots 2 and 9 and finally to place a predetermined number of turns of wire in slots I and Ia. Since the I and Ia slots receive turns from a plurality of pole groups, the number of turns of each pole group wound into slots I and la are less than the number of turns of each pole group wound into slots 2 and 9 for example. Slots 5 and 6 do not receive any wire.

In order that the cross-over or loops Z, do not interfere with winding, they are caused to be positioned on locators I I0 which are attached to the stator S before it is located within the turret T. The four loop locators IIO are attached to the stator as shown in Figs. 9 and 14 by pins III passing through the slots 5 and 6. Each locator ||0 comprises a bar which fits the inner periphery of the core teeth adjacent slots 5 and 6. There are two projections II2 spaced apart a distance slightly exceeding the thickness of the stator core. The projections |I2 merge into projections |I3 upon which the loops Z are deposited by mechanically operated fingers to be described.

The turret T carries a locating key II5 (Fig. 3) received by a notch N6 of the stator core S to locate the latter with respect to the shuttle. The turret provides a ring I20 against which the stator core S is pushed when inserted within the turret. The stator core is retained by rotatable clamping devices as shown in Fig. 16 each comprising a shaft |2| having a hex head I22 to which a socket wrench can be applied and having a gear I23 attached thereto and having a flange I24 which provides a helical cam I25 for gripping the stator core to force it against the ring I20. As shown in Fig. 3, the flanges I24 have been turned into the positions which they would occupy when the stator core is clamped. When the stator core is unclamped, the flats I24a of the flanges I24 are in line with the inner periphery of the turret T so that the stator core can be passed into the turret to be clamped therein or removed from the turret after being unclampe-d.

Before winding starts, the end of each wire is attached to the turret. For example, wire I (Fig. is passed through a bushing I and through a row of balls 31 and into a sleeve I32. A spring I33 urges the sleeve 32 to the left to urge the balls against a sleeve I34, the interior surface of which is conical. Therefore, the balls I31 are pressed firmly against the wire to resist retraction thereof. After winding the stator, it is necessary to move the sleeve I32 right. This is accomplished by the turning of the shafts I25 in the direction for releasing the stator core S. When one shaft I2! is turned a ring gear ms, with which all of the gears I23 mesh, is caused to rotate clockwise in Fig. 14, thereby causing each of four cams I27 having inclined surfaces I23 to engage a cam follower 135 which a screw I35 attaches to a sleeve I32. By turning the ring gear i255, which is retained on ring I23 by plates H9 and screws IZSa, all of the sleeves I32 are caused to move right in Fig. 15 so that the wire ends are released.

The turret T is enclosed by a supporting frame comprising a front plate I li! (Fig. 1), an intermediate plate HH and a back plate I42 secured. together by screws I43 and locating dowels I45. The frame rotatably supports grooved rollers hi5, Hi6 and Id! cooperating with flanges provided by the turret. Therefore the turret is supported for rotation about its own axis and radial movement thereof is prevented. Rollers its and it? are supported by the frame in the same manner. Referring to Fig. 22, the roller Mil carries the outer races of ball bearings I43, the inner races of which are supported by a rod its having reduced portions I55 and I5! received by holes in block Idila (attached to plate iii! by screws Iltb) and Ida respectively. Grease-retaining discs I52 and I53 are located between the bearings M8 and the plates Ifiii and I62 respectively. The roller I is supported in the manner shown in Fig. 21. It carries the outer races of ball bearings I55 whose inner races are supported by a sleeve I55 which, as shown in Fig. 23, has a hole therethrough which is eccentric to the outer surface. This hole, numbered I51 in Fig. 21, receives rods I58 and I59 press fitted into sleeve lei: and rotatably supported by a block l lila and the plate I 52, respectively. Rod I58 has a threaded part 165 receiving a nut IGI and a hex head I62. When the nut Ifil is loosened from clamping engagement with the frame M2, the sleeve 555 can be turned by a wrench applied to the hex I62 for the purpose of changing the distance between the roller i 55 and the rollers M5 and Ml, thereby maintaining the turret T in contact with the rollers I 38 and I l? while permitting freedom of rotary motion of the turret. The bearings of the rollers I45, Hit and I4! are supplied with lubricant forced by grease gun through the nippies it3 21 and 22).

Referring to Figs. 5 and 'l, the turret T carries a gear segment llil meshing with a gear Ill carried by a shaft I72 journalled in bearings H3 supported by the plates idil and I42. Gear il'I meshes with a rack I 15 carried by a bar I75 supported by rollers ill journaled on rods I1 8, one of the rods being supported by the plates Hi9 and P22 and the other by a bracket I19. Bar i'iil carries a rack I89 meshing with a gear IBI fixed to a shaft I82 journalled in bearings provided by brackets 183.. Gear I8! meshes also with two racks I875 (Fig. 2) positioned by the roller I T! and a roller Isljcurnalled on a rod I88 supported by a bracket I39. The two racks I are tied together at their top ends by a rod I9?) and at their bottom ends by a rod I-QI. Rod I9! passes through a clevis lfit having screw threaded connection with a piston rod IE3 attached to a piston I54 in a cylinder I having an end member I95 attached to rods I91 attached to the table It. By means of pressure fluid admitted alternately to the ends of the cylinder I55, the racks I55, ISI? and H5 are reciprocated and turret T is oscillated.

The amplitude of oscillation of the turret is variable, being least when wires are being wound into slots d and 7 and being greatest when wires are being wound into slots I and Ia. Referring to Fig. 8, the rack bar I'Ifi carries a stop lug 2% for engagement with stop bars 2B3, 2M and 29s and a stop lug 20I for engagement with stop bars 282, 294 and 2438. When the machine starts to wind a stator, all of the stop bars are up in the plane of movement of the stop lugs 2M) and ZOI as indicated in Figs. 3 and '7. The cycle starts with lug 20! against (to the right of) bar 204. While the machine is placing wires in slots 4 and I, movement of bar I76 to the right is limited by the engagement of lug Zllil with stop 2G1; and movement of the bar I13 to the left is limited by engagement of the lug 2I3I with stop 20 5. Before the machine begins placing wire in slots 3 and 8, stops 2M and 28? are moved below the plane of movement of lugs 2% and 211i. Then during the placing of wire in the slots 3 and 8, right movement of bar H5 is limited by engagement of lug 20! with stop 2% and left movement is limited by engagement of lug 239 with stop 203. Before the machine begins to place wire into slots 2 and 9, the stops 293 and 2538 move down, leaving stops 282 and 269 to limit movement of the bar I16. Before placing wire in slots I and la, the stops 202 and 253i: move down. Then the maximum oscillation of turret T is determined by the fixed stops SI shown in Fig. 8.

Stops 2Il22il9 are connected, respectively, by links 282a2il9a with pistons 253211-2691), operating in cylinders 2G2c2ll-Qc, respectively (Fig. 39). The construction of a piston, such as 25352), is shown in Fig. 7A. Its rod 3% passes through a bushing 38I screwed into the blocks 2fi2--2il3 which provide the cylinders including Billie. Rod 388 passes through a guide washer 382 and a leather cup 383. A screw 385 attaches a metal cup 334 and the leather cup 383 to the rod 380.

When compressed air is applied below the leather cup 383, its skirt is forced against the cylinder wall. When air pressure is released, the piston is forced toward the bottom of the cylinder by means of a spring 208d. At the beginning of the cycle, there is pressure fluid in all of the cylinders so that all of the stops are up. The release of pressure fluid from the cylinders will be described later.

Before a movement of the turret begins, the wire portions which are to form the cross-over loops are engaged by fingers which, during rotation of the turret, hold the wires outwardly and away from the winding zone and which, just before shuttle movement begins, release the wire loops for movement upon the surfaces I I3 of the loop locators I if) as the wires are pulled through the core slots by the shuttle. At the front of the machine (Fig. 3), there are four fingers 2! I, 2I2, 2 I3 and 2 I4 supported, respectively, by levers 2|5, 2|6, 2|1 and 2|8 pivoted, respectively, at 2|9, 220, 22| and 222. All of these levers are operated by fluid pressure admitted alternately to the ends of a cylinder 225 pivotally supported by a bracket 225a and receiving a piston 226 connected by a rod 221 with a clevis 228 connected by a pin 229 with clevises 230 and 23| attached, respectively, to rods 232 and 233 (Fig. 43). Rod 229 is connected with lever 2|1. Clevis 23| is connected by rod 233 with lever 2|8. Rod 232 is connected with a clevis 234 connected by pm 235 with a lever 236 pivoted at 231 on a bracket 238 attached to the frame plates M and 42. Lever 236 is connected by a pin 239 with a clevis 240 connected by a screw rod 24| with a clevis 242 connected by a pin 243 with the lever 2|5 and with a clevis 244 connected by a rod 245 with lever 2| 6. On the rear side of the frame plate |40 there are located four similar fingers 2| I, 2|2, 2|3 and 2|4' (Fig. 42) supported by levers 2|5', 2|6', 2| 1 and 2|8' which are actuated concurrently with the actuation of fingers 2|| through 2|4 and by a similar mechanism, the parts of which are identified by the numbers applied to the similar parts previously described but with a prime affixed. For example, in Fig. 4B, the lever 2|1' is actuated by the rod 229 which is connected with a clevis 23| connected by rod 233 with the lever 2 8'. Referring to Fig. 4A, the pin 243 is connected with lever 2|5' and with a clevis 244' connected by a rod 245 with the lever 2|6'. Near the end of each movement of the shuttle, either toward the front of the machine or to ward the rear, there is an outward movement of all of the fingers; and, just after each movement of the shuttle, there is a movement of the turret followed by an inward movement of the fingers followed by movement of the shuttle. For example, near the end of movement of the shuttle toward the front of the machine, as viewed in Fig. 3, the fingers 2| |2|4 move outwardly to pick up the wires so that, during movement of the turret, the winding zone is clear and so that, during movement of the shuttle, the wire loops will be pulled inwardly against the surfaces 3 of the members |l0. Similarly, near the end of a backward movement of the shuttle, the fingers at the rear of the frame move outwardly for the same purpose and then inwardly after the turret has rotated. For each revolution of the cam shaft I9, the shuttle oscillates once and the fingers oscillate twice.

Referring to Fig. 39, the motor H is a singlephase A. C. motor having a running winding 250 and a starting winding 25L These windings receive alternating current from a source connected with wires 252 and 253 having a two-pole switch 254 connecting with the control circuits. While the polarity of alternating current is continuously reversing, for purpose of explanation, it may be considered as unidirectional; therefore, the wires having the same polarity as 252 are indicated by long dashes while those of opposite polarity connected with wire 253 are indicated by short dashes.

There is a magnetically operated switch 255 having a magnet coil 256 which is energized by closing switch 251, thereby causing the contacts of switch 255 to move up to make circuits which will cause the motor II to rotate in the normal or forward direction. Motor rotates in this direction only so long as the switch 251 is closed. If it is desired to cause the machine to operate momentarily in a, reverse direction, a switch 258 is closed to effect the energization of the magnet coil 259 of a motor reversing switch 260 whose contacts will move up to complete circuit which will effect the reversal of polarity of the starting winding 25L In other words, the machine can be jogged forward by pressing switch 251 or jogged backward by pressing switch 258. The jogging of the machine is done preparatory to the normal winding operation. After the machine has been conditioned for the normal winding operation, a start switch 26| is pressed in order to effect the energization of the magnet coil 262 of a switch 263 and the energization of the magnet coil 264 of a switch 265. After these switches have closed certain contacts, their magnet coils remain energized although start switch 26| is released. There is a manually operated stop switch 266 which, on being pressed, will deenergize the magnet coils 262 and 266, so that switches 263 and 265 will open. There is an automatically operated stop switch 261 which, on being closed, will effect the energization of a magnet coil 269 of a switch 210, thereby causing said switch to open for the purpose of dcenergizing magnet coils 262 and 264. When switch 265 closes contact, a magnet coil 21| of a switch 212 is ener ized to effect the closing of switch 212 which connects the primary 214 of a transformer 215 with wires 252 and 253. The secondary 216 is connected with wires 211 and 218.

Referring to Figs. 1, 5, 6 and 6A, the plate 2| carries 2 cams 219 and the plate 22 carries one cam 289 which are located with respect to drum cam 24 in the manner represented by Fig. 6. These cams rotate clockwise in Fig. 6. The zero mark is at end of back travel of the shuttle. Fig. 6A shows the timing for one revolution of cam shaft l9 according to the cam diagram shown in Fig. 6. Line A shows that the shuttle has dwell in the back position, a forward movement between 90 and a forward dwell between 180 and 270 and a back movement between 270 and 360. Line B shows control of turret movement through the action of cam 280 which controls switch 28| by contact with an actuating roller 282. Just before 5 roller 282 is out. At 5 cam 280 releases roller 282 and the spring within a switch 28| forces it in against the plate 22. Between 5 and roller 282 is in. At 185 cam 280 pushes roller 282 out and it remains out for 180 or until the 5 position. Piston 93 moves up after roller 282 moves from out to in position. This causes clockwise movement of the turret T as viewed from the front. The time for this movement is variable depending on the location of the stops which limit its movement. Maximum rotation of the turret is completed before about 75 of cam shaft rotation. Following movement of roller 282 from in to out at 185, piston 193 moves down to effect counterclockwise rotation of the turret as viewed from the front. This movement is completed before 270 cam shaft rotation. Line C represents control of the wire engaging fingers 2| |2|4 and 2||'-2|4 through the cooperation of cam 219 with rollers 286 of a switch 281. Just before the end of backward movement of the shuttle, roller 286 is moved from in to out position at 345. Piston 226 moves up and the hooks move out to engage the wires and to hold them out while the turret rotates clockwise. By at least 75, the turret has completed its maximum rotation and switch roller 286 is released by a cam 219 so that a spring in a switch 281 moves it against the plate 2|. Between 75 and 165, piston 226 moves down and the fingers 2||2| 4 and 2||'-2|4 move in. At 75, the fingers begin to release the wire loops so game that they will inove toward the loop locating surfaces i 13 of i It as the shuttle moves forward. At 165, near the end "of the forward movement of the shuttle, a cam 219 moves roller 286 out. The piston 226 moves up and the fingers move out again to hold the wires up during counterclockwise movement of the turret. By the time the turret has completed this movement at 255, a cam 219 releases the roller 286 so that it moves in against the plate 2|, piston 229 moves down and the fingers move in. e v

The control of the pistons I94 and 226 will now be described with reference to Fig. 39. The ends of cylinder I95 containing piston H94, are connected with an electrically operated valve 290 having a movable valve member whose positions are controlled by magnets 29! and 292. Switch 28! is shown in the position which it has between 5 and 185. When the switch 23f is in this position, magnet coil 292 is connected by the wires 2H and 2% so that it is energized to condition valve 299 for connecting the right end of cylinder N55 with exhaust and the left end of the cylinder with a pipe 293 connected with a source of fluid pressure such as compressed air. This causes piston i9l to move right in Fig. 39 or up in Fig. 7 to effect clockwise rotation of the turret. When switch 29! is moved to the opposition effected by outward movement of roller 282, magnet coil 292 is disconnected from the current source and coil 29% is connected. This conditions valve 299 for connecting the left end of the cylinder I95 with exhaust and the right end with the pressure pipe 293. Then the piston 19 i moves left in Fig. 39 or down in Fig. 7 to effect counterclockwise movement of the turret. V I

Fig. 39 shows switch 281 with its roller 28% in the down position or corresponding to the in position of Fig. 6A. The ends of cylinder 225 containing piston 229 are connected with fluid pressure source by a valve 295 having controlling magnets 2% and 297 When switch 28? is in the position shown effected by inward positioning of roller 288 between 75 and 165 and between 255 and 345, magnet 291 is energized, in order to condition the valve 295 for causing the right end of cylinder 225 to be connected with'pipe 293 and the left end of the cylinder will be connected with exhaust, and the piston 223 moves left in the diagram or down in Fig. 3, to pull the fingers in. At 165 and at 345, a c'am219 engages the roller 286 to move it "out in order "to disconnect magnet 29! from the current source and to connect magnet 299 therewith. This causes the valve 295 to be conditioned for connecting the left end of cylinder 225 with the pipe 233 and the right end with the exhaust; and the piston 229 moves right in Fig. 39 or up in 3 to move the fingers out.

The control of the stops 292299 will now be described. Cylinders 2940 and 2M0 are connected together with a normally open valve 301 connected with pipe 293. Cylinders 2930 and 298a are connected together with a normally open valve 332 connected with pipe 293. Cylinders 2020 and 299s are connected together with a normally open valve 303 connected with pipe 293. Since the valves are normally open all of the stops will be up. The valves are spring urged to the left (closed position) but are held open by solenoid coils Bill a, 30211 and 303a, respectively, cooperating with armatures 30lb, 302i) and 303b, respectively. The coils sum, 392a and 333a are normally energized. Their circuits are controlled by switches 311, 312 and-3l3 respectively which can gravitate in the position shown. These switches are raised by the operation of electro magnets 3Ha, 3I2a and 3l3a cooperating with armatures 3llb, M2?) and 3631). The circuits of these electromagnets are respectively closed by switches 32], 322 and 323 which are normally open. When switches 32%, 3 2, 323 are closed, then the circuits of their respective magnets are completed and thereafter maintained by the circuit-making members 3| 50, M20 and 3I3c. Consequently when switch 32f is momentarily closed, stops 2M and 291 move down. When switch 322 is momentarily closed, stops 293 and rte-move down and when switch 323 is momentarily closed, stops 232 and 2119 move down. As stated before, after these switches have been closed, the stops remain down and they do not go up again until switch 26l is automatically closed at the end of the winding cycle. If, at the end of the winding cycle, the stop lugs are not between stops 2 M and 201, these lugs can get back to the starting position simply by overriding the stops which have beveled surfaces so as to permit the lugs to cam the stops down against the action of compressed air.

It is evident that the switches 32L 322, 323 and 261 operate in sequence in a predetermined timed relation which will be apparent in Fig. 31 which shows these switches arranged in predetermined position on a supporting bracket 330. The-switches are urged normally to open position by'springswithin the switch cases and each are closed bythe operation of a cam 33-! upon rollers 321a, 322a, 323a and 261a "of the respective switches, said rollers being respectively supported by switch actuating plungers 32 if), 32 2b, 3231) and 26%" b. By way of example, the angular spacing of the switch actuating rollers and plungers is shown in Figure 31-. The cam 33! is provided by a bracket 3 32 which can be radially adjusted withrespect'to a plate by means of screws 33 1. Plate 333 is integral with a'disc 335 (Fig. 2) having a hub 33%: supported by a sleeve 33? jourh'a'lled in a bearing provided by bracket 339. Sleeve '33? provides bearings 339 for a shaft 3 2-6 which is journalled in bearing bracket 34'! and is connected by a coupling 3-32 'with the driven shaft 343 of a speed reducer 3 3G whose driving shaft 335 is connected with shaft H by sprocket 3%, chain 35 and sprocket 3%. During each winding cycle, shaft 3% rotates about once and shaft 17 rotates a number of times equal'to the number of coils placed on the stator. Shaft 349 is connected with the disc 335 by a clutch which comprises a ring gear attached to the disc 335 and meshing with a disc 35% having tooth spaces receiving the teeth of gear 350 and being attached to 'a disc 352 whose hub 353 is splinedly connected "by a sliding key 353 with shaft 343. Hub 353 is grooved to receive rollers 390 (Fig. 32) carried by the arms 36f of a lever 392 pivoted on a rod 363 supported by brackets 364. The lower end 'of the lever 392 is connected with a rod 365 having a handle If it should be necessary to stop them'achine before the cycle is completed and then start over again without going through the cycle, this can be accomplished by resetting the timing. To do this the operator pulls the handle 356 right to separate gear 35| from gear 350. Then the timing disc 335 with its timing cam 33l is returned to start position by turning a hand wheel 361 supported by a bracketttB and connected by rod 369 with the sleeve 337,'preferably integral therewith. After the timing has been reset, as indicated on a dial 310 provided by bracket 368 on the front of the machine (Fig. 3), the operator pushes the handle 336 left to reconnect gears 35! and 350.

Rsume' of operation Referring to Figs. 13 and 40 through 46, the start end of the wires marked l, 2, 3 and 4 (Fig. 40) are attached to the turret T. The shuttle 90 is in forward position in Fig. 40 and fingers (ZN-2M and 2| l2|4) are in. Fig. 41 shows that the shuttle has started to move back to place the wires in the #4 slots. Fig 42 shows the shuttle 90 at its back position and that the turret has begun to rotate counterclockwise in Figs. 42 and 43 and clockwise in Fig. 40. Before backward movement of the shuttle has ended (at 360), the fingers have moved out at 345 and remain out as shown in Fig. 43 while the turret rotates. Fig. 44 shows that just before the shuttle starts forward the fingers move in to allow the loop wires to be caught by the loop positioning surfaces H3 of H0. Fig. 45 shows that the shuttle has moved forward and the fingers have caught the wires preparatory to a counterclockwise rotation of the turret which takes place after 185. Fig. 46 shows that the turret has completed its counterclockwise movement and that the fingers have moved in so as to allow the loop wires to be caught by the positioning surfaces H3 of H0. The turret has now located the #4 slots of the stator in alignment with the shuttle plows. This cycle is repeated as before until the required number of coils are placed in the #4 and #1 slots. After that has been done cam block 33! (Fig. 31) engages the roller 33m to close switch 32! which results in downward movement of the stops 204 and 20? so that thereafter, when the cycle is repeated, the coils will be placed in the #3 and #8 slots. After the required number of coils have been placed in these slots, the cam 33! engages the roller 322a to close the switch 322 and the stops 303 and 308 drop so that thereafter, when the cycle is repeated, coils will be placed in the #2 and #9 slots. This will continue until the required number of coils have been wound in these slots and then the cam 33! will engage the roller 323a to close the switch 323 which results in dropping the stops 202 and 209 so that thereafter, when the cycle is repeated, the coils will be placed in the #l and #la slots. This will continue until the cam engages the roller 251a of the stop switch 261 and then all electromagnets are deenergized and the control apparatus is restored to normal status for beginning the next winding operation.

When the machine stops automatically at the end of the cycle, the shuttle is forward and the fingers are extended. The wires are out and the shuttle is jogged back. The wound stator is unclamped thereby causing the start ends of the wires to be released so that the wound stator can be removed from the turret and be replaced by an empty core which is located in the turret by the turret key. The empty core is pushed against the back stop of the turret and the clamps are tightened. The machine is jogged forward to locate the shuttle in front and to locate the #4 slots in alignment with the shuttle. The start ends of the wires are anchored to the turret. The start button 26| is pressed and the cycle starts with a backward movement of the shuttle.

The machine does not stop the instant switch 261 is closed but coasts so that switch 261 is open again when the machine stops. Therefore the machine can be started again by closing switch 26L During the coasting period, relay 212, which is provided with a pneumatic time lag, remains closed so that relays 3| I, 3|2 and 3|3 remain energized and the stops 20234 '|--89 remain down; and therefore they do not interfere with coasting. By the time coasting has ended, relay 212 has opened so that relays 3| I, 3l2 and 313 are deenergized and valves 39!, 302 and 303 are open and the stops are up.

Fig. 4'? on same sheet with Fig. 2, shows various positions of a wire preceding and succeeding a back stroke of the shuttle (right to left). The forwardmost or front position of the shuttle is represented by three of its wire guiding rollers Al, BI and Cl and other positions by the same letters with 2, 3 or 4 afiixed. The dot-dash line bl-d represents the portion of the wire extending from the roller at Bl to the point of anchorage on the turret T. The wire has this position only preceding the first back stroke of the shuttle. Preceding other back strokes of the shuttle, the wire extending from the stator to the roller at BI is moved by a hooked finger mark 1 in Fig. 47 to provide a cross-wire-loop forming portion efbl which the loop retainer H0 moves with during rotation of the turret. The finger f releases the loop to allow it to engage the retainer H0 at y when the shuttle moves left or back. As the shuttle moves back, the tension discs 50, 5| moving with it, pull the wire to take the slack out of the loop. The amount of back movement of the shuttle which takes place before the loop is drawn tight, depends on the amount of wire required for the cross-over between the slots which receive the wire. If the cross-over is long, the shuttle may have moved to position A2, B2, C2 to take up the slack or if the cross-over is relatively short, the shuttle may have moved to position A3, B3, C3. Assuming slack in the loop is taken up at the latter position, wire is pulled between the tension discs 50, 5|. The amount of wire fed to the stator is the difference between length ec3 and length e-c4. If the slack in the loop had been taken up when the shuttle had reached position A2, B2, G2, a greater amount of wire would have been pulled between the tension discs 50, 5| by the time the shuttle had reached position A4, B4, 04. By providing a tension device which moves with the shuttle, the wire is drawn taut during the back stroke as well as during the forward stroke. If the tension device were mounted on a fixed support, the wire would not be pulled taut on the back stroke as will be apparent from Fig. 47 in which y,y represent fixed tension plates, and n: represents a point on the wire which remains fixed during back stroke of the shuttle. Wire portion g-fbl-al.r is greater than wire portion ga2-:c which is greater than wire portion g-ec3a3x which is greater than g-ec4a4:c. With a fixed tension device, the wire becomes increasingly slack during the back stroke of the shuttle. Therefore, during a forward stroke of the shuttie, the slack created during the preceding back stroke is taken up; and, while the wire is drawn taut, a considerable portion thereof is caused to rub on one side of the stator or on the loop retainer. The present machine is an improvement over machines known heretofore by providing for movement of the wire tension device with the shuttle.

While the embodiment of the present inven- 

